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Loss of Mental Capacity support

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Hi,
I am interested in Solid. I am glad to see you have considered what should happen when someone dies. Also for children.

However, there are many other vulnerable people and awkward situations that need consideration. I appreciate it is early days, but even mention of some other examples would be helpful.

For example, in the UK we talk about someones Mental Capacity - their ability to make (possibly unwise) decisions and carry them out or have them carried out for them. This is very relevant if someone has a serious injury, an aquired brain injury, such as a stroke, or other impairment. Similarly dementia etc..

There are also those who have limited capacity for life, those with learning difficulties, for example.

Then there are the trusted people who help people in these situations. One example is Lasting Power of Attorney where someones financial affairs or their welfare decisions are handed over to someone else, e.g. if they have Dementia.

I don't expect any detail at this stage, but it would be good to see a mention of these matters and some hooks for more detail in the medium term future as part of a roadmap.

I used to be a SW developer, designer and tester. Now, I am just a potential Solid user.
I am very encouraged by how Solid is developing and just want you to consider some extra scenarios that will be really helpful for people as it gains traction.

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The issue does not name a file, test, or entry point. Review how the project currently mentions death and children, then determine whether mental-capacity, acquired-brain-injury, dementia, learning-difficulty, and lasting-power-of-attorney scenarios should be added to the roadmap or linked for future detail.

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